REVIEW OF " DECODING LIFE" BY VIKAS SINGAL

"Decoding Life" is an anthology based on relations, love and human perceptions. 
These sparkling anthologies cover a wide range of human emotions. These would make you feel good when you decode them one by one.

At first I thought "Decoding life" is a novel based on life,but well I was surprised to see it as an collection of some best coded emotions of life that you can only  decode them by experiencing it.
You will always be at the edge of the chair reading them and they will always leave you with an emotion to Decode.

Here are the Reviews-

Taxi driver-A story describing how a girl feels unsafe though coming back to her hometown in an Auto rickshaw.

A reality check of the Present situations.

A Rain kissed Tuesday-A story revolving around a love story of Hindu boy -Muslim girl.

Though I felt it be incomplete but it's all up to the writer's imagination and way of thinking.

K.N LAXMAN-A simple story showing the emotions of loyalty and the feelings of getting betrayed by the person, for whom you can do anything.

Glad that We met-A heart touching story showing the confusion of two people meeting for the first time in their life as their marriage has been arranged. I personally liked this story the most.

Switch it on-A very short story showing the emotions that few people just want you to be safe even if they don't know you.

The writer showed this with a perfect example.

The Mistake-A story of two best friends and what they feel when they are put into test by some awkward situations by life.

Two states-A story showing the difference between two places, teaching that what might be easy for you can be hard for someone else, so think before you judge.

That shy boy-An intriguing story about Ravi and about how he, from a shy boy turns into a savior for the girl he like.

The Train-A story about two strangers, who hate almost everything about each other, but some events turns them towards each other and they go on a lunch date.

The Mystery girl- A story about a girl who is self-determined to make her career in whatever fields she comes into. She comes into contact with Mohit who is an event manager.

It’s all about what happens when Mohit friends totally misunderstood her and her work thinking it as prostitution.

A good read indeed. 

 Overall, 4 out 5 stars!

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That's the way we met!

She: I don't know I might not get the train.

He: Run fast, I am on the same train.

She: like really? OH MAN.I am yet to reach.

He: come fast, I will make the train wait till you come

Yeah I saw her for the first time. Not in the conditions that I had imagined it to be, but yeah I saw her hip hoping while climbing the stairs, breathing heavily and taking a pause as soon as she saw me waiting there for her.

I wanted to freeze that time ;that second of the clock I wanted to treasure it down forever.

She smiled looking at me and I smiled back foolishly!

She ran to a different coach and I took a different one. My heart skipped a beat. She just disappeared. The train started in its usual way.

Just then I saw her coming towards me and yes, my heart started pumping faster than ever like it was making up for everything.

She stood beside me and I kept looking at her like an idiot trying to read what her kohl eyes were saying.

Trying to start the convo we both got lost in each others.

Just then a thought struck my mind

"Am I even making any sense to her?"

The way she laughed, the way she talked.

Just perfect!

Everything froze for me except the train.

In my life for the first time I was envying the train for running faster.

She just flowed with me and we flew together .she just reminded me that I reached my destination and it's time.

I didn't know what to say and just asked her to take a picture and left with a handshake. ..yes that touch was divine

We were neither lovers, nor friends!

Yes, we weren't.

It was just some connection.

Don't know whether I would see her ever, but one thing is for sure, that’s the first time I smiled in ages.

Disclaimer-"The people and events portrayed in this  are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental."

happy reading :)

REVEIWS OF SCARRED FOR LIFE,HEALED FOREVER BY ASHWATI MENON

                                         



About The Author: Ashwati Menon, though, is a native of Kerala, is born and brought up in Gujarat. Writing came early in life and started writing at young age of 8 years. The journey began with short poems and hence on, it has been an upward climb towards trying new style of writing. Currently, she is working in IT Software Company as a Project Manager and has three years of work experience. Education included a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Computers. Her favorite hobbies include reading, dancing and playing guitar. Also, she has published her first novel under the author name "Anita Raghav" titled "Let Me Sleep!"

First of all, Hats off to the writer for being brave enough to choose this genre.

Totally new and alien concept for many of us.

She had tried her best to make the world understand the power of brain and the unsolved mysteries inside it with the story line.

How your brain can work so efficiently, adjusting in every circumstances can be seen in the story.

                       

The cover design of the book is up to the mark justifying the title. However the title seems little odd at first, but when you go through the story it justifies itself at the end.

The scientific words that are mentioned in the story are well carved with storyline.
A glossary is provided at the ending of the book to get familiar to the words mentioned in the story which gained a plus point for  the book.
It’s a story about a girl named "Nishtha" who survives a natural calamity, thousands of kilometers away from her home in Australia.
She loses love of her love “Andrew” and her two soul friends in that calamity.
The story tells you about how Nishtha survives the trauma of that calamity with the power of her mind and gets a natural power to know things before they might actually happen.
The concept is very new.
The synchronization of the chapters could have been done better.

If you are tired with same repeated love stories then please pick this book, I bet  it will take you to a new world!
Overall a good read!
 I would have rated it 3.5 out of 5, but for the concept it earned a half star more.
So I give 4 out of 5.

Happy reading :)

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REVIEW OF HEAVEN CONSPIRES

 Firstly, I would like to congratulate the author for writing such a masterpiece.

HEAVEN CONSPIRES by prity subramanyam is a well-patched story about faith and trust on the Almighty.

It’s perfectly woven into words.The special note says it all.

A girl named Mehr, living in the tribal part of Himalaya’s calls for help to the protagonist Nathan who lives thousands of miles apart from her.

How Nathan comes to an unknown land and gets amazed by finding connections between him and the persons he meet.

The flow of the novel is just near perfection. The best example of this is the story telling by both the protagonists simultaneously without breaking the flow.

It's indeed a great effort from an Indian writer to write suspense- thriller.

The story telling indeed needed deep thinking.

But as the writer herself says it took seven years. 

After all, Rome was not built in a day.

The book will leave you bewildered at some places.

At times, it’s hard to believe the coincidences happening in story but overall, it has a good combo of words and storytelling make it worth.

One of the best book for intellectual readers.          

The things used like past life regression, telepathy and paranormal science will make one believe in the power of faith in god.

I would rate it 4.5 out of 5.

BEST WISHES !

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INTERVIEW WITH JONALI KARMAKAR

                          

                      

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jonali Karmakar is a fiction writer and editor with a Masters in English. Writing is not just her passion but her way of dealing with life. She loves being able to escape into the worlds she creates. Everything that she writes becomes a part of her and she wants her readers to know the woman behind those words. She published her first poem while still in high school. Her short stories have found their place in several anthologies. Before turning to writing full time she looked after one of their many family businesses and prior to that she worked as a Medical Transcriptionist. She has been associated with a cause where she taught English to underprivileged kids. Currently she spends most of her time writing and when she isn't doing that, she's either painting or keeping a keen eye on the stock market.  She is an avid reader and loves flipping pages of anything and everything on the table. She feels that reading and writing are the flip sides of the same coin. Writing is her way of communicating with the world.

Let us know more about her.

1) Is there a key person that has inspired you in the process of writing?

•     Not exactly. I think directly or indirectly all the writers that I read as a child inspired me to write.

         

2) Describe the role books played in your own life?

•     I was an introvert as a child and as such books were my best companion. They were my escape and my solace. 

      3) Tell us something about your story in 31 sins?

•     Burning bridges is about a man who has been lied to ever since he could remember. Revelations break him beyond repair and his life falls apart. The sins of the parents always visit the children and that is what happens to Diptesh, the protagonist.

      4) Any message which you will like to give to the readers via your story?

•    Lies beget more lies.

     5) Any specific tips you have for new Authors who want to make it in the publishing Industry?

• I’m learning the ways of the publishing industry myself. I feel one should write not for the sake of getting published but for the sheer satisfaction that writing provides.

          6) There are so many Anthologies around. Why to go for “31 SINS”?

• Certainly there is an abundance of anthologies in the market but “31 SINS” is different because of its theme. Writing about sin isn’t easy because it shows a different facet of life; a facet we are not comfortable to explore. “31 SINS” has dared to do just that.

      7) What genre do you particularly like?

•   I’m eclectic when it comes to genre.

      8) What are some of the things you like to do when you’re not writing?

• I like to read and occasionally paint.

      9) “Every one of us is a sinner in some way or other” in these situation how you get out of that regret? Or what one should do to move on with life?

• Regrets are like lifetime achievements. They never really leave us. But with time we learn to steer clear of the feeling sometimes by trying to rectify our mistake and at other times by neglecting it.

     10) How is the experience with NUMERIQUE PUBLICATIONS till now?

•   It has been great working with NUMERIQUE  PUBLICATIONS and I’d love to be associated with them even in the future.

     11) How does it feel being an author?

•   Being an author is what I’ve always wanted. It feels amazing living the dream.

         12) What is your least favourite part of the writing process?

•    Absolutely nothing. The least favorite part comes later- looking for the right publisher.    

THANKS JONALI FOR SPARING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME. I WISH 31 SINS GOES TO THE “BEST SELLER” LIST SOON.

Thank you as well.

She can be contacted at:

Email- karmakarjonali@gmail.com

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